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So I'm thinking that we won't need to formally organise parties in advance at first, since we can probably get multiple groups going each night to learn the raid. We may want to set a common start time, though.

After things settle down we will probably have to formalise things a bit with regular weekly slots and pre-arranged parties.

Those who want to take part will have to be aware that builds and gearing will be very important. You can't just turn up with your personal favourite build and your magi's gear and hope to be useful. There won't be gear checks or anything but we will have to make sure everyone understands that 'play/gear how you want' won't be an option for succeeding at raids, at least not at first.

So I'm thinking that we won't need to formally organise parties in advance at first, since we can probably get multiple groups going each night to learn the raid. We may want to set a common start time, though.

After things settle down we will probably have to formalise things a bit with regular weekly slots and pre-arranged parties.

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Agree but we with people getting locked to a "Raid leader if a kill happens" need to have an idea of who is with what group otherwise people may lose out on loot, also an idea of numbers for the initial one.

As for builds it looks like you need one guy with higher toughness (to draw aggro) one guy to heal and the rest can be dps (although will need a lot of condi in there for some phases)
That was only the first boss though, may be very different in later fights

Second your idea, Malawi - that would be a great help. Some basic notes about foods & consumables to go along with it would be good, too - I can't remember if we already have that elsewhere.

Everyone else - please register your interest for guild raid groups. We'll have loads of us to start with and will run parties ad hoc, but we want to make sure everyone who wants to is getting a chance to raid.

Everyone else - please register your interest for guild raid groups. We'll have loads of us to start with and will run parties ad hoc, but we want to make sure everyone who wants to is getting a chance to raid.

Updated the op with a link to a google doc that people can put there names down that want to try out the raids.

Many thanks Fers. Can you just make it a list for now rather than dividing into teams. We don't even know if it will be available UK time on the 17th, let alone if it will work. We can always divide the list into teams later.

Maybe you could have columns for people to say which days they're available next week instead?

Also what sort of times are we talking for availability? I'm generally only around in afternoons/evenings.
Might also be worth adding another column for people to put classes they can bring (or checkboxes for each class)

Putting in my register of interest
Thought I'd put in a few details to help guild leaders in team planning.
Can do most evenings from 8.30, not Fridays

Can do all classes (not all specialisations yet though), but in rough order of knowing how to play them and having appropriately geared:
Warrior (zerk PS or berserker)
Ranger (Condi, sinister but working on vipers
Ele (zerk staff)

I'd really like to get into the raids, primarily on my Mesmer but the only ascended he has is Dire which is almost certainly not the "meta". Need to do the LS2 achievements for the sinister trinkets but again...and condi mes won't be meta.

I can also do Neco and Ranger but again that would only be ascended trinkets...possibly weapons too.